John Chew Thomas

John Chew Thomas (15 October 1764-10 May 1836) was a member of the US House of Representatives (F-MD 2) from 1799 to 1801, interrupting Richard Sprigg Jr.'s terms.

Biography
John Chew Thomas was born in Perryville, Maryland in 1764, and he became a lawyer in Philadelphia in 1787 before serving in the House of Delegates from 1796 to 1797 and in the US House of Representatives from 1799 to 1801. In 1810, he freed his slaves and moved to Pennsylvania, where he died in 1836.